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The Grove Convention and Tourism Bureau offers Sponsorship to assist with funding events that will attract out-of-town visitors to Grove and the Grand Lake Area that will stay overnight in local hotels and motels.

Only events that meet the criteria of the Hotel-Motel Tax Ordinance will be considered.

Preference will be given to NEW events and events that are held during OFF-SEASON (October - April).

YORK RITE (MASONIC) -  The York Rite or American Rite is one of several Rites of Freemasonry.  A Rite is a series of progressive degrees that are conferred by various Masonic organizations or bodies, each of which operates under the control of its own central authority.   The York Rite specifically is a collection of separate Masonic Bodies and associated Degrees that would otherwise operate independently.

WOMEN'S LAND ARMY -  The Woman's Land Army of America (WLAA), later the Woman's Land Army (WLA), was a civilian organization created during the First and Second World Wars to work in agriculture replacing men called up to the military.   Women who worked for the WLAA were sometimes known as farmerettes.  

WINGED OX (SAINT LUKE) -  Luke the Evangelist,  was a doctor who wrote the book of Luke to Theophilus and the author of the third gospel account (and the Acts of the Apostles), is symbolized by a winged ox or bull – a figure of sacrifice, service and strength.   Luke's account begins with the duties of Zechariah in the temple; it represents Jesus' sacrifice in His Passion and Crucifixion, as well as Christ being High priest (this also represents Mary's obedience).  The ox signifies that Christians should be prepared to sacrifice themselves in following Christ.

WW1 INFANTRY -  The First World War precipitated a revolution in infantry tactics that changed the course of warfare.  Armies adapted to modern industrialized war along a four-year learning curve, moving from 19th century linear formations to trench warfare and ultimately to mobile combined arms.

LADIES AUXILIARY, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS -  For more than 100 years, the VFW Auxiliaries has been fulfilling its original objectives by supporting the Veterans of Foreign Wars, serving veterans, active-duty military and their families, and spreading patriotism nationwide.  Members have volunteered millions of hours, donated millions of dollars and honored hundreds of thousands of veterans.  

The VFW Auxiliary also offers its members access to one of the nation’s largest networks of money-saving products and services in the insurance and benefits industry. 

VETERINARIAN - A veterinary physician, also called a vet, shortened from veterinarian or veterinary surgeon, is a professional who practices veterinary medicine by treating disease, disorder, and injury in animals.  In the United States, approximately 80% of admitted students are female. In the early history of veterinary medicine of the United States, most veterinarians were males. However, in the 1990s this ratio reached parity, and now it has been reversed.

WAR ON TERRORISM VETERAN - The War on Terror (WOT), also known as the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a metaphor of war referring to the international military campaign that started after the September 11 attacks on the United States.  U.S. President George W. Bush first used the term "War on Terror" on September 20, 2001.  The Bush administration and the western media have since used the term to argue a global military, political, legal, and conceptual struggle against both organizations designated terrorist and regimes accused of supporting them.

NATIONAL GUARD VETERAN -  The National Guard consists of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.  The National Guard was formed in the 17th century as the militia of the colonists in North America.  The Marquis de Lafayette, on a visit to the United States in 1824, popularized the term "national guard" as a description for the various states' militias.   The title was formalized by federal legislation in 1916.
Other reserve groups have no affiliation with the National Guard.

TRINITY KNOT OR RINGS (TRIQUETRA) - The symbol has been used by Christians as a sign of the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), especially since the Celtic revival of the 19th century.  When modern designers began to display the triquetra as a stand-alone design, it recalled the three-leafed shamrock which was similarly offered as a Trinity symbol by Saint Patrick.  The triquetra has been used extensively on Christian sculpture, vestments, book arts and stained glass.  It has been used on the title page and binding of some editions of the New King James Version.